Julian Name Popularity

How popular is Julian?

In 2018 the very popular name Julian, ranked the 36th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Julian has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #36 for the first time in 2017 and as recently as 2018.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2017 with 8,422 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Julian in any given year was 32 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Julian occurred roughly during the years 1902-1906, 1907-1916, 1967-1970, 1978-1985, 1986-1990, and 1993-2006.

Julian's popularity has steadily increased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Julian has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Julian?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Julian is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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Julian (Girl)

Julian (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2018

34

4,161

8,307

36

2017

22

5,717

8,422

36

2016

45

3,480

8,374

39

2015

26

5,189

8,046

45

2014

31

4,592

7,671

47

2013

41

3,734

7,510

47

2012

38

4,015

7,378

53

2011

35

4,184

7,619

49

2010

54

3,093

7,580

53

2009

46

3,532

7,382

62

2008

63

2,840

7,462

61

2007

68

2,694

6,776

66

2006

69

2,614

6,793

65

2005

78

2,301

6,113

74

2004

69

2,461

5,671

74

2003

64

2,536

5,409

77

2002

74

2,237

5,223

78

2001

84

2,022

4,943

82

2000

104

1,695

4,589

87

1999

78

2,003

3,216

111

1998

84

1,837

3,053

124

1997

81

1,832

2,910

131

1996

68

2,049

2,855

129

1995

58

2,295

2,701

132

1994

49

2,559

2,502

140

1993

60

2,202

2,486

135

1992

61

2,200

2,544

134

1991

54

2,366

2,690

122

1990

69

1,980

2,698

123

1989

62

2,037

2,211

137

1988

61

1,975

1,672

167

1987

57

1,969

1,489

183

1986

53

2,034

1,543

172

1985

48

2,191

1,527

174

1984

40

2,400

938

237

1983

38

2,450

933

241

1982

51

2,038

993

235

1981

37

2,542

869

252

1980

30

2,950

752

280

1979

15

4,715

663

301

1978

19

3,836

641

294

1977

20

3,677

745

266

1976

18

3,730

735

264

1975

14

4,442

746

262

1974

17

3,764

650

288

1973

19

3,395

718

264

1972

15

3,973

624

297

1971

8

6,263

644

303

1970

12

4,613

636

309

1969

19

3,143

525

344

1968

16

3,385

473

355

1967

13

3,743

452

351

1966

10

4,310

453

354

1965

9

4,636

461

353

1964

12

3,970

508

349

1963

12

3,888

472

360

1962

11

4,117

477

366

1961

16

3,247

525

343

1960

8

4,948

492

351

1959

8

4,804

461

365

1958

10

4,051

460

357

1957

9

4,376

457

355

1956

6

5,589

449

348

1955

9

4,211

470

339

1954

9

4,116

495

328

1953

8

4,395

519

315

1952

8

4,288

522

312

1951

8

4,192

492

314

1950

12

3,150

506

301

1949

10

3,494

533

293

1948

7

4,392

533

300

1947

11

3,349

552

295

1946

7

4,201

524

279

1945

15

2,283

463

280

1944

12

2,700

456

278

1943

11

2,951

554

253

1942

6

4,363

530

249

1941

11

2,754

501

248

1940

7

3,673

511

238

1939

8

3,283

457

252

1938

7

3,667

425

266

1937

11

2,633

449

253

1936

12

2,445

448

249

1935

7

3,581

497

235

1934

6

4,046

474

241

1933

6

3,971

454

245

1932

12

2,569

560

216

1931

8

3,354

502

235

1930

17

2,065

590

220

1929

19

1,918

592

214

1928

19

1,989

634

212

1927

22

1,848

621

215

1926

24

1,752

703

200

1925

23

1,820

716

195

1924

11

3,063

727

194

1923

15

2,408

674

201

1922

13

2,679

773

181

1921

15

2,433

765

182

1920

20

1,985

693

195

1919

20

1,886

686

186

1918

13

2,592

724

182

1917

13

2,485

652

186

1916

19

1,832

626

187

1915

13

2,315

579

191

1914

13

1,961

449

189

1913

6

3,017

360

187

1912

7

2,501

294

197

1911

7

2,074

152

200

1910

5

2,593

129

201

1909

11

1,331

102

210

1908

7

1,759

88

221

1907

8

1,572

92

209

1906

6

1,839

102

176

1905

< 5

--

78

216

1904

6

1,766

65

236

1903

< 5

--

59

237

1902

< 5

--

62

229

1901

< 5

--

66

210

1900

7

1,651

79

226

1899

6

1,500

45

250

1898

7

1,433

69

209

1897

< 5

--

53

240

1896

5

1,712

57

241

1895

< 5

--

55

240

1894

< 5

--

53

238

1893

< 5

--

68

206

1892

< 5

--

52

248

1891

5

1,422

43

244

1890

8

1,054

63

209

1889

< 5

--

49

231

1888

< 5

--

47

257

1887

< 5

--

40

251

1886

< 5

--

50

240

1885

< 5

--

49

236

1884

< 5

--

48

249

1883

< 5

--

48

227

1882

< 5

--

41

269

1881

< 5

--

36

264

1880

< 5

--

32

296

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.